Dead to me vs Quicksand: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women Sleuths, Women detectives, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Investigation, Murder
Dead to me
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"A riveting, sharply observed and thoroughly modern police procedural featuring a stellar but unlikely female dectective team, perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deborah Crombie Detective Constable Janet Scott is…
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"Quicksand: The beginning of an engrossing new suspense series featuring Philadelphia policewoman Nora Khalil by Carolyn Baugh, acclaimed author of The View From Garden City. Officer Nora Khalil is used to navigating…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Dead to me highest: Dead to me 4.2 · Quicksand 3.8.
- Quicksand has the widest readership — 17299 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead to me | Quicksand | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5289) | 3.8 (17299) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | — |
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Reception
| Dead to me | Quicksand | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5289 | 17299 |
| Editions | 5 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 113 | 12043 |
| Pages | 392 | 286 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead to me or Quicksand?
Dead to me has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Dead to me 4.2/5, Quicksand 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead to me or Quicksand?
Quicksand is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Quicksand (286 pages, ≈ 5 h 18 m); Dead to me (392 pages, ≈ 7 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead to me or Quicksand?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead to me: Moderate; Quicksand: Moderate.